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  What it means

  From Saint Anne’s Day (26 July) onwards, the mornings start to feel cold. A seasonal weather proverb marking the end of summer warmth.

  Vocabulary

  • święta — saint (feminine)
  • Hanka — Hanka (familiar form of Anna/Anne)
  • zimny — cold
  • poranek — morning

  Grammar note

  'Od świętej Hanki' uses the genitive after the preposition 'od'. 'Zimne poranki' is nominative plural.

  Cultural context

  Hanka is the familiar/diminutive form of Anna. Saint Anne's feast day is 26 July, traditionally seen as the turning point when summer begins to wane in Poland.

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